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* AnAesop: The road to hell is paved with good intentions, as demonstrated by how far the Brotherhood falls over the course of the film.
* BasedOnATrueStory: The film was based on [[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-20-mn-21747-story.html%3f_amp=true events that occurred at Paschal High School]] in Fort Worth, Texas in 1984, with the vigilante gang called The Legion of Doom. The names and locations were changed due to the fact that once incarcerated, the members were prohibited from doing any books or movies about the gang.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Derek saves Victor from the bomb the Brotherhood planted in his car, turns himself in and names names to end the Brotherhood for good, very likely sacrificing his future in the process.]]
* ExternalCombustion: [[spoiler: The Brotherhood plants a bomb on Victor’s car that will explode when he opens the driver door. Thankfully, Derek stops him from tripping it.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Brotherhood is formed to fight the criminal elements in their town but windup becoming just as bad as they were.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Derek, as the Brotherhood gets worse and worse.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Brotherhood.
* BasedOnATrueStory: The film was based on [[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-20-mn-21747-story.html%3f_amp=true events that occurred at Paschal High School]] in Fort Worth, Texas in 1984, with the vigilante gang called The Legion of Doom. The names and locations were changed due to the fact that once incarcerated, the members were prohibited from doing any books or movies about the gang.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Derek saves Victor from the bomb the Brotherhood planted in his car, turns himself in and names names to end the Brotherhood for good, very likely sacrificing his future in the process.]]
* ExternalCombustion: [[spoiler: The Brotherhood plants a bomb on Victor’s car that will explode when he opens the driver door. Thankfully, Derek stops him from tripping it.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Brotherhood is formed to fight the criminal elements in their town but windup becoming just as bad as they were.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Derek, as the Brotherhood gets worse and worse.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Brotherhood.
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''The Brotherhood of Justice'' is a 1986 made-for-TV drama film directed by Creator/CharlesBraverman and starring Creator/KeanuReeves, Creator/KieferSutherland, Creator/LoriLoughlin, Creator/BillyZane, [[Film/SummerSchool Gary Riley]], [[Film/RollingVengeance Don Michael Paul]], Creator/DannyNucci, and Creator/JoeSpano.
One night, a gang breaks into Santa Lucia High School and vandalizes it. When principal Joe Grootemat gives a lecture to the student body about the problems with vandals, drug dealers, and other bad elements around the school and neighborhood, six members of the football team - Derek, Scottie, Mule, Collin, Barnwell, and Les - decide to do something about it. Forming a vigilante group, they go about ending the reign of the bad elements inside their neighborhood. Soon, however, their list of targets start to include those who they have petty and personal issues with… and they [[HeWhoFightsMonsters start to become no different from the criminals they fight…]]
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!!''The Brotherhood of Justice'' contains examples of:
*AnAesop: The road to hell is paved with good intentions, as demonstrated by how far the Brotherhood falls over the course of the film.
*BasedOnATrueStory: The film was based on [[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-20-mn-21747-story.html%3f_amp=true events that occurred at Paschal High School]] in Fort Worth, Texas in 1984, with the vigilante gang called The Legion of Doom. The names and locations were changed due to the fact that once incarcerated, the members were prohibited from doing any books or movies about the gang.
*BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Derek saves Victor from the bomb the Brotherhood planted in his car, turns himself in and names names to end the Brotherhood for good, very likely sacrificing his future in the process.]]
*ExternalCombustion: [[spoiler: The Brotherhood plants a bomb on Victor’s car that will explode when he opens the driver door. Thankfully, Derek stops him from tripping it.]]
*HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Brotherhood is formed to fight the criminal elements in their town but windup becoming just as bad as they were.
*MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Derek, as the Brotherhood gets worse and worse.
*WellIntentionedExtremist: The Brotherhood.
One night, a gang breaks into Santa Lucia High School and vandalizes it. When principal Joe Grootemat gives a lecture to the student body about the problems with vandals, drug dealers, and other bad elements around the school and neighborhood, six members of the football team - Derek, Scottie, Mule, Collin, Barnwell, and Les - decide to do something about it. Forming a vigilante group, they go about ending the reign of the bad elements inside their neighborhood. Soon, however, their list of targets start to include those who they have petty and personal issues with… and they [[HeWhoFightsMonsters start to become no different from the criminals they fight…]]
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!!''The Brotherhood of Justice'' contains examples of:
*AnAesop: The road to hell is paved with good intentions, as demonstrated by how far the Brotherhood falls over the course of the film.
*BasedOnATrueStory: The film was based on [[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-20-mn-21747-story.html%3f_amp=true events that occurred at Paschal High School]] in Fort Worth, Texas in 1984, with the vigilante gang called The Legion of Doom. The names and locations were changed due to the fact that once incarcerated, the members were prohibited from doing any books or movies about the gang.
*BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Derek saves Victor from the bomb the Brotherhood planted in his car, turns himself in and names names to end the Brotherhood for good, very likely sacrificing his future in the process.]]
*ExternalCombustion: [[spoiler: The Brotherhood plants a bomb on Victor’s car that will explode when he opens the driver door. Thankfully, Derek stops him from tripping it.]]
*HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Brotherhood is formed to fight the criminal elements in their town but windup becoming just as bad as they were.
*MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Derek, as the Brotherhood gets worse and worse.
*WellIntentionedExtremist: The Brotherhood.
